A Mechanical Engineer by qualification, Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, has over 28 years of experience in power generation sector. He started his career with NTPC and has worked at various levels in both Indian and multi-national companies such as Powergen, CLP, IDFC, CESC and AES.

In analysing the grid failure of 2012, it was observed that overloading and consequent tripping of 220 kV system had pushed the system to the edge. As is the case with most system failures, no single factor was responsible for the grid disturbance.

Since its enactment in September 2010, India´s Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA) has been a subject of intense debate and controversy.1 Concerns over suppliers´ liability stipulated in the Act have supposedly deterred both international and domestic suppliers from entering into contracts to supply reactors

Demand response programs offer incentives to participating consumers to reduce their power use in response to a utility's call due to a high, system-wide demand for electricity or emergencies that could affect the transmission grid and lead to instability or a grid disturbance.

The first consignment of 6x200 mw Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project of Bhutan was dispatched from BHEL, Bhopal on 16 October. SS Gupta, Executive Director, BHEL, flagged off the consignment at a simple ceremony in Bhopal. The dispatch documents were handed over to the transporter, Parvat Road Carriers by Subhas Saxena, General Manager, CDC, in presence of Gupta.

The first consignment of 6x200 mw Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project of Bhutan was dispatched from BHEL, Bhopal on 16 October. SS Gupta, Executive Director, BHEL, flagged off the consignment at a simple ceremony in Bhopal. The dispatch documents were handed over to the transporter, Parvat Road Carriers by Subhas Saxena, General Manager, CDC, in presence of Gupta.